"I think we can change our strategy. How many teams are there in total this time? Are there any local Australian fishing teams?" Hong Tao saw everyone's mood, which made Babu feel a little depressed and had to come forward to say something.
In other words, if you feel that you are not good enough even before the competition, there will definitely be no good results.
"A total of 31 teams have signed up, and there are 5 local Australian fishing teams. One of them, the Tasman fishing team, has done very well. Their boat is called the Boomerang. They have won two championships this year, one in South Africa.
, once in New Zealand." Yarbrough is indeed a banker, and his memory is very good. He doesn't even need to think about things related to the game, he just blurts it out.
"We can do this. In the first three days of the competition, we will follow the Boomerang. We will go wherever it goes, as long as it is outside the distance specified by the competition. In this case, we should have a greater chance of encountering it.
After all, they are all locals and are more familiar with this sea area. As long as there are fish schools, I think our chances of winning will be greater. Paul, is this a foul?" Hong Tao expressed his thoughts.
"If it is outside the prescribed range, it should not be considered a foul. I think this is a good method. Although it is a bit tricky, it is within the permission of the rules." Paul agreed more with Hong Tao's method.
"I object. It's dishonorable. You should rely 100% on your own abilities to win the game." Captain Babu disagreed with Hong Tao's suggestion.
"I don't think there's anything disgraceful about it. In a boxing match, you can hug your opponent to get a breather when you're at a disadvantage. This method is very common in sports competitions. I support giving it a try." The second person who agreed with Hong Tao was Cavill.
, and he also gave examples to illustrate the rationality of doing so.
"Babu, you are still living in the Middle Ages. As long as the rules allow it, it is fair competition. We all live within the rules and we cannot impose more stringent rules on ourselves. This is unfair!
"Big-bellied Philip also spoke. He was trying to persuade Babu from his professional perspective. Apparently he also felt that Hong Tao's method was feasible.
"Philip, Yarbrough, what are your opinions?" Paul saw that the situation was favorable to his side, and immediately began to ask the last two people for their opinions. As long as one person agreed, Hong Tao's suggestion could be implemented.
"The word brilliance does not exist in our banking industry. If everything was done with brilliance, we would all go bankrupt." The bald Yarbrough spoke softly, like a breath of fresh air, but there was something in his words.
The content was extremely cold, and the light flashing behind the glasses was like a poisonous snake. Although he did not clearly say who he supported, these words already made his opinion clear.
"Hong Tao, you said it was only the first three days, but what about the next three days? I think you haven't finished speaking yet. I want to hear your suggestions before making a decision." The tall Philip did not say who he supported or who he did not support, but
Let Hong Tao continue.
"This is what I think. Let's use the first three days to try to catch more and heavier effective fish, and then use the next three days to find fishing spots by ourselves. In this way, the competition results will be guaranteed.
We can also train our own abilities, which should be considered a win-win situation." Hong Tao also said the rest of his words.
In fact, this is a compromise method, which can not only strive for better competition results, but also save some face for Captain Babu. Because he does not trust Captain Babu very much. He has only been to Australia this time2
How familiar are you with the sea area here? Sea fishing is not like freshwater fishing. The skills, abilities and experience of the fisherman depend on it.
These are not the main factors. If you want to get good results, you must first rely on the captain. With a captain who is familiar with this water area, even a novice can catch a lot. From this point of view, Captain Babu is not as good as a captain from Hobart Port.
It works for veteran fishermen, but unfortunately, you need to register in advance for this kind of competition, and you cannot change people at will.
"I agree with Hong Tao's approach. Our results this year are very bad. If we don't perform well in this competition, we won't get sponsorship from Hatteras next year. So this competition is not only a competition, but also a decision for us.
The fate of the fishing team is a major matter. If we can achieve good results without violating the rules, we will not let
When our fishing team is disbanded, we should all do it. This is responsible for our fishing team. Barb, you don’t want to be the captain next year. We can only fish in a small sailboat in front of our house." Philip, a tall man, is very eloquent.
, Fishing for a Fish even brought out the responsibilities and rights, and finally gave Babu a vision of losing the game.
"Since you all agree, let's do it, but it can only be three days! We have to fish by ourselves in the next three days!" Babu saw that his old friends were on the opposite side of him, and he was unable to object anymore, so he had to
Conditionally agreed to Hong Tao's suggestion.
In the remaining days, everyone only conducted one sea training, to test whether the cleaned air inlet worked well. The rest of the time was spent in the lavender manor. At 7 o'clock every morning, the purple lavender field
There will be a group of people running in the morning. This is Hong Tao and his fishing team doing physical strengthening training. Six days of competition on the sea is very physically demanding, even if you are just standing on the boat doing nothing.
, you will also be very tired at the end of the day, because you need physical strength to maintain your balance on the deck. In order to accumulate more physical strength, Cavill, who is an athlete, has a place to use. He deliberately adjusts the physical conditions of each person.
, a short-term exercise plan was drawn up, which included everything from running to the gym equipment in the morning to swimming in sea water every afternoon. Only Hong Tao could exempt some items at his discretion because he had to be responsible for the meals of the entire team.
Since Hong Tao and others were busy from morning to night and had no time to go play with Irene and Katie, the two sisters turned their attention to the local family who was looking at the house. The family had a son who had just graduated from high school and was on vacation at home.
In the end, it only took two days for the sisters to capture this silly boy, and he became Sister Irene's free guide, follower, porter and bodyguard.
These three people are quite capable of tossing. Just one day before Hong Tao's game, Sister Eileen also announced a travel plan. They would take a train from Hobart to the central and northern parts of the island, and it would take about four days to return.
"Hurry up! I won't send you away!" Hong Tao wished they could get out of here. Ever since he came to Lavender Manor, he had been sweating hard during the day to accumulate physical energy, and at night he was sweating hard and tossing to consume physical energy. After a few days, instead of feeling full of energy, he felt a sore waist.
His back ached and he was sweating. Sometimes he even wondered whether the scent of lavender could have an aphrodisiac effect.
In the early morning of the 16th, before dawn, there was movement in the Lavender Manor. Hong Tao and other members of the fishing team began to load the marine daily necessities and equipment prepared in the past few days into the car, and then pulled it to the dock for loading and packing.
After everything, everyone boarded the ship, unmoored and started the engine, and sailed towards Hobart Port. At this time, a red sun had just risen from the sea level.
Port Elizabeth is very lively today because there are dozens of fishing boats from all over the world gathered here. The Hobart Deep Sea Trolling Competition organized by the World Sea Fishing Federation is about to start here. There are not only fishing boats participating in the competition on the pier.
Many locals and tourists came to watch the excitement. Hong Tao even saw a few professional cheerleaders, probably organized by the sponsors of the competition.
In addition, the majority of the people are journalists from newspapers, TV stations and fishing magazines. However, compared to the FLW competition, the atmosphere here is not as enthusiastic, and the competition scene is not as professional as the Americans. Everyone is just doing it.
There was a brief opening ceremony, and then with a whistle blowing, the game officially started.
All participating boats do not rush out of the port in a swarm. Contestants must register a few days before the competition, and will also receive a boat number. They will be sorted according to this number when setting off. Each departure will be 6
There are two fishing boats, and the second batch is leaving every 3 minutes.
Hong Tao's Manhattan was among the first wave to set off, which provided them with more convenient conditions to track the red and white Boomerang. Although Captain Babu was not very fond of the fish in this area,
Familiar, but after all, he has been in the navy for half his life, tracking
There was no problem with a small speedboat. Moreover, he controlled the distance and position between the two ships very cleverly. The Manhattan almost kept pace with the Boomerang a few hundred meters away, but lagged slightly behind. In this way
It's hard to tell who is following whom.
The area of this deep-sea trolling competition is in the Tasman Sea between Tasmania and the South Island of New Zealand. The organizing committee of the competition will issue a chart indicating the competition area to participating boats in advance, and will also
Update the map of the GPS navigation equipment on all participating ships. This sea area is almost a long quadrilateral, more than 200 kilometers long from east to west, and more than 150 kilometers wide from north to south. The nearest place to Tasmania is about 70 kilometers away, almost
It's a 1 hour flight.
This area of water is where the warm ocean currents from the north meet the cold water from the Antarctic. During this season, many sardine schools gather, attracting tuna schools, dolphins coming to hunt, and large marlins that feed on tuna.
They also appear in groups, so if you want to catch marlin, you must first look for sardine schools. As long as you find them and follow them, you can encounter those marlin or tuna.
"Babu, they seem to have slowed down. Did they find something?" As the foreign aid invited by the fishing team, Hong Tao and Captain Babu stood on the flybridge together. Babu was responsible for driving the fishing boat, and Hong Tao was responsible for holding the telescope for observation.
